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Preschool Addition Songs

32 preschool addition songs. Teacher favorites: Adding 1 Song (Lyric Music Video) and Adding Songs (Lyric Video Collection). How teachers use these

Preschool Addition Songs

32 preschool addition songs. Teacher favorites: Adding 1 Song (Lyric Music Video) and Adding Songs (Lyric Video Collection). How teachers use these

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SongPreschoolAdding 1 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 1 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 1 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 1.

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SongPreschoolAdding Songs (Lyric Video Collection)

Use the Adding Songs (Lyric Video Collection) to practice adding and addition facts by singing and adding these 15 addition songs. Great for addition facts!

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SongPreschoolAdding 8 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 8 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 8 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 8.

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SongPreschoolAdding 10 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 10 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 10 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 10.

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SongPreschoolAdding 9 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 9 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 9 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 9.

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SongPreschoolAdding 3 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 3 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 3 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 3.

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SongPreschoolAdding 4 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 4 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 4 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 4.

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SongPreschoolAdding 15 Song (MP3)

Using the Adding 15 Song (MP3), students sing and practice adding 15 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 15.

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SongPreschoolAdding 12 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 12 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 12 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 12.

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SongPreschoolAdding 11 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 11 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 11 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 11.

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SongPreschoolAdding 5 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 5 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 5 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 5.

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SongPreschoolAdding 7 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 7 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 7 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 7.

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SongPreschoolAdding 6 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 6 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 6 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 6.

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SongPreschoolAdding 8 Song (MP3)

Using the Adding 8 Song (MP3), students sing and practice adding 8 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 8.

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SongPreschoolAdding 12 Song (MP3)

Using the Adding 12 Song (MP3), students sing and practice adding 12 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 12.

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SongPreschoolAdding 1 Song (MP3)

Using the Adding 1 Song (MP3), students sing and practice adding 1 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 1.

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SongPreschoolAdding 15 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 15 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 15 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 15.

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SongPreschoolAdding 14 Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Adding 14 Song (Lyric Mjusic Video), students sing and practice adding 14 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 14.

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SongPreschoolAdding Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Adding Songs (MP3 Album), practice adding and addition facts by singing and adding these 15 addition songs. Great for memorizing addition facts!

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SongPreschoolAdding 9 Song (MP3)

Using the Adding 9 Song (MP3), students sing and practice adding 9 with all addition facts 1-15. Your kids will learn how to add 9.

From our teachers' playbook

One more, and one more, and one more!

What do preschoolers learn about addition?

In preschool, addition means putting groups together and finding out how many in all. Kids add small groups of objects they can touch and count, usually up to 5: 2 bears + 1 bear = 3 bears. They learn that adding one more makes the number bigger and start to use words like "in all" and "altogether." Songs and finger play help them hear the patterns before they ever write a plus sign. The click moment is when a child holds up 2 fingers on one hand, 2 on the other and says, "That's 4!"

Our favorite ways to introduce addition

Preschoolers add best with their hands, their voices and a whole lot of giggles.

Plus one song

Play the Adding 1 Song and have kids hold up fingers as they sing. Adding one more is the easiest first step, and the song makes the pattern clear.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Snowballs in a bowl

Use cotton balls as snowballs. Put 2 in a bowl, add 1 more and count them all together. Let kids make their own snowy addition stories.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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A song every day

Play one adding song from the collection each morning, starting with the smallest numbers. Short daily practice builds number sense without any pressure.

Why it works: the brain holds on to what it meets again and again over time; spaced practice was rated among the very best methods (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

Should preschoolers learn addition?

Yes, in a hands-on way. Preschoolers can combine small groups of objects and count them. Written equations can wait until kindergarten.

How do I teach addition to a preschooler?

Use real objects like blocks, snacks or toys. Put two groups together and count them all. Songs and finger counting make it even more fun.

What numbers should preschoolers add?

Most preschoolers work with numbers up to 5. Some kids are ready for numbers up to 10, but there's no rush.

How can I practice addition at home?

Count snacks, socks or stairs together. Ask "You have 2 crackers. If I give you 1 more, how many do you have now?"